I worked for a forth generation shipwright years ago. If he caught anyone with a tube of silicone in the shop he would have a fit. I can't think of anything worse for contaminating a finish...any finish. Silicone has no business in any boatshop. I have worked in several. Jerry said it.....for bedding windows is just about it. Sillycone doesn't seem to stick to many things properly. With a polysuphide product (boatlife, 52-4200 3M, sikaflex etc) it sticks well (sometimes too well) but provides a 'custom flexible gasket' every time. Hard to clean up, but not impossible. Lots of rags and mineral spirits....paint thinner. Under the waterline......proper bedding compound only. IMHO. Tim D.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dick Straubel Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 2:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: M_Boats: silicone I have often heard that using silicone to bed deck hardware and ports on fiberglass boats is not a good thing to do. Recently on this site Bob Eeg also made that point. What is the thinking behind that? I know several people who have worked in boat building factories (Compac, Hunter, and Irwin to name just three) who recommend and use silicone for bedding hardware on their own boats. Beckson Ports specifies silicone for bedding their ports. Confused -- looking forward to reading thoughts on this. M-17 Atta Baby _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.0/1461 - Release Date: 5/22/2008 4:44 PM _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
